January 2007, Vol. 100, Issue 5
Helping Students Make Sense of Mathematics
Wendy Sanchez
Specific strategies for focusing lessons on helping students develop a conceptual understanding of mathematics. Teaching that focuses on why mathematical procedures work rather than merely on how to do procedures can help students make sense of mathematics.
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